Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

closed at certain hours on Sunday, but II
seems to me the only question is whether
1t can be done or not. IT 1t is practicable
| should be glad to see the druggists have
| their sundays the same as other nlef-
chants | have known of several instances
! where persons were seriously inconvenlced
and unless that can be obviated do not
care to express myself as wholly in favor
of it. know of no better plan than that
which has been adopted and II that
| does not work do not see what Will. 1
think the present plan has not been sur
| fielentiy tried to enable me express an
opinion unreservedly. The whole ques-
tion is that of practicabilty. People oil
ten have to have medicine at once and II
it can be arranged so that they can obtain
| 1t ana let the druggists have most OF their
Sundays the question will solve Itself,
DIR. HAwLEY.
| think it is a good plan, said DR.. d. c..
Hawley, to close the drug stores on Sun
day at stated hours, as is being done at
present. | think 1t would not be practical
BILE to open the drug stores alternately all
| day Sunday and close the others as has
| b zen proposed for in that case people could
| not get prescriptions refilled. would not
! undertake to arrange plan, but would
| nave the drug stores so arrange that peo-
| pie could find some one drug store open at
gency.
DIR. TINKHAM.
DR.. II. G. Tinkham said that while he
was aware there was considerable I'M
necessary secular business done on Sun
day he was opposed to closing the drug
stores entirely on that day. 1t would be
| just as consistent to ask physicians to re-
fuse to see patients on Sunday. He
| thought some arrangement could be made
so that prescriptions could be filled and
| other trade excluded. More people call
on Us Sunday than any other day because
| they have the spare time, so that the drug
stores might better be closed any other
| day in the week
DIR. CoLVIN.
DR.. Colvin thinks the present arrange
ment a good one, but that it could be i'm.
proved upon by the stores only opening at
morning and evening. Physicians of both
schools should be provided with medicines
to tide them over the day without calling
upon the druggist 1t is all nonsense to
think the druggist is obliged to stay In his
store all day sunday. The physician Is
liable to be called upon, and must be
ready to answer all calls, but there is nc
necessity for the druggist to keep his
place of business open.
DIR. CEANDALL.
Dr. II. A. Crandall is of the opinion
that there should be one drug store al
least open all day Sunday, and thinks that
it would be an improvement over the
present system. He does not think al
stores should be allowed to remain opei
all day long. If the druggists could make
some agreement satisfactory to all 50 thai
effect but the sales in the one store tol
I.a ,lt.rr 4
prescriptions and medicines necessary fol-
an emergency which might arise.
DIR. ATwATER.
DR.. Atwater regards it as impossible tC
close the drug stores either day or night
on Sunday. For instance, the doc
tors of the city purchased a stomach pump
and it was placed in charge of one of tn,
druggists. To be deprived of access to il
might result in the loss of life. 1t is bar
barous to close the stores simply becaus,
an occasional cigar or glass of soda is sold
Neither does he regard 1t as practicable t.
alternate from one store to another.
DIR. GIBSON.
DR.. w. B. Gibson thinks it is a mistake
to have the stores all close on Sunday
and he thinks there should be some al
rangement whereby at least some on
| drug store should be open all day.
| DIR. SPARIIAWK.
DR.. Sparhawk says he has but little us
for drug store and consequently is per
fectly willing that they should remain
closed. He thinks the trouble has beef
in the past that the drug stores have beef
a rendezvous for young men who migh
better be at church or some other place
He also thinks 1t would be comparativel,
easy to find druggist to put up pre-
scrlptiOn in case of emergency
DR.. Linsley has stock of drugs so tina
he is not affected by the movement.
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.